Abitron Austria GmbH, et al., Petitioners v. Hetronic International, Inc.

  1. November 07, 2022

    Justices Set Sights On Reach Of US Trademark Law

    The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a $113 million verdict an Oklahoma maker of radio control systems won in a trademark fight against its former partners in Europe, a dispute that has the potential to change how brand owners use U.S. courts to enforce trademarks against foreign businesses, attorneys told Law360.

  2. November 04, 2022

    Justices To Consider Foreign Reach Of Lanham Act

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to review the extent to which trademark owners can use the Lanham Act to police foreign sales, taking up a $113 million case over radio control systems for construction equipment that could determine the geographic scope of the law. 

  3. September 23, 2022

    SG Office Urges High Court To Clarify Lanham Act's Reach

    Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to weigh in on the jurisdictional reach of U.S. trademark law in a $113 million trademark case over radio control systems that could determine whether the Lanham Act's scope extends outside the U.S.

  4. May 02, 2022

    High Court Wants To Hear More About Lanham Act's Reach

    The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it wants to hear the Biden administration's take on the jurisdictional reach of U.S. trademark law, indicating some interest in an appeal over a $113 million jury verdict that an Oklahoma maker of radio control systems for construction equipment won in a trademark case against its former business partners in Europe.

  5. January 27, 2022

    Justices Asked To Mull Circuit Split On Lanham Act's Reach

    Hetronic Germany GmbH is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a $113 million trademark fight over radio control systems against a former U.S. partner, in a case that may address for the first time whether the Lanham Act's scope extends outside the U.S.